Re: Mystery Grain Train BNSF/UP
Author: Northern Snowman
Date: 08-25-2015 - 19:16

OT Local Wrote:
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> One had something like UPTTH or somthing like
> that,those were fairly large letters,other
> cars(letters/markings) were small and hard to read
> at a distance,all gray cars and good shape

Most likely UP and CHTT reporting marks, common Union Pacific grain cars. Reporting marks are never longer than 4 characters. My guess a detouring UP empty grain train.

> BTW-Maybe even stranger that
> Sat. was the NS 1111(Barcode)Unit leading a
> Northbound Sat.from K-Falls to Bend(Big no no)but
> it was needed to get to Bend i guess.

I don't understand why this was a "big no no"? Sounds normal to me. NS power runs as a leader quite often on BNSF trains. NS power is not liked by the crews but that doesn't mean it is against the rules.



Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Mystery Grain Train BNSF/UP OT Local 08-24-2015 - 20:02
  Re: Mystery Grain Train BNSF/UP OT Local 08-24-2015 - 20:06
  Re: Mystery Grain Train BNSF/UP Bruce Kelly 08-25-2015 - 05:04
  Re: Mystery Grain Train BNSF/UP OT Local 08-25-2015 - 17:58
  Re: Mystery Grain Train BNSF/UP Northern Snowman 08-25-2015 - 19:16
  Re: Mystery Grain Train BNSF/UP theconductor 08-25-2015 - 21:09
  Re: Mystery Grain Train BNSF/UP OT Local 08-26-2015 - 09:46
  Re: Mystery Grain Train BNSF/UP OT Local 08-26-2015 - 09:57
  Foreign Power BN Engineer 08-26-2015 - 11:26
  Citigroup Pdxrailtransit 08-26-2015 - 12:30
  Re: Mystery Grain Train BNSF/UP Mark Meyer 08-26-2015 - 17:50
  Re: Mystery Grain Train BNSF/UP CREX 08-27-2015 - 08:57


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